Window curtain hanger



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Patented'May 19, 1931 UNITED STATES J'OHN WITTEMANN, or MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN l VWINDOW CVITR'IAIN HANGER Application filed octo ber az, 1927. Serial No. 227,874.

at one end so'as to be swung with" its supported curtains toward and away from the Window, so as to give access to the latter when occaslon requires.

It comprises a metal bracket on which the curtain supporting bar is pivotally mounted,

a diagonally arranged brace being adjustably attached at one end .to the bar, and pivoted upon the bracket at its other, by means of which the bar may be adjusted'and maintained inan exactly horizontal position.

The metal bracket referred to is constructed so as to be easily positioned upon the wall orwindow trim, and to be as easily detached therefrom, in case it be desired to remove the bracket and the curtains temporarily. The bracket is formed from a fiat strip, bowed outwardly intermediate its ends, to permit positioning of the bracket without interference by the picture molding, and an angular,

outwardly extending loop, attached tothe' front of the strip, and clear of the bowed portion.

Novel means are employed for pivotally securing thebar and its supporting brace upon the bracket.v i 1 The features residing in the invention will now be particularly described in connection with the drawings, and the novelty thereof pointed out inthe appended claims. 1

In the accompanying drawings: V

F'gure 1 is a view. in elevationshowing the frame of a double casement window,and illustrating themanner of applying my in vention thereto. i

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in'elevation showing my improved window curtain hanger, with the bracket attached to the trim of the window and the supporting bar as swung outwardly.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3, Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4: is a view in elevation showing a section of the back strip of the bracket, to indicate the formation of the perforations therein, whereby the bracket and the curtain sustaining bar may be supported'in demountable position. In the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates the frame'of a double casement window, the sash 11 and 12 of which are swung at the opposite'sides of the window frame, in the usual manner.

The numeral 13 indicates the back piece of the bracket, formed from a metal strip, bent intermediate its ends so as to form a bowed portion 14, to provide at the rear side of the strip a clearance which will permit the strip being positioned over a molding 15, without disturbance of the latter. An angular loop formed from a flat metal strip with a straight middle portion 16, returned parallel arms 17 g and 18 at the ends of the middle portion, and

oppositely extending feet 19 and 20, is attached to the back strip 18 by spot welding the feet thereto, or otherwise connecting them. When the angular loop and the back strip are assembled and secured as described, the middle portion of the loop and the back strip will extend in vertical parallelism.

The returned parallel arms are of such length I as to support the midde portion some distance from the back strip, so as to permit offsetting the pivotal point of the curtain supporting bar and its diagonal brace, a suitable distance from the window frame, and in this, manner support the curtain an appreciable distance from'the wall or window frame, so as to improve the effect of the hanging.

The arms 17 and 18 of the angular loop are bored transversely at opposite points near the bends connecting such arms with the middle portion 16. The curtain supporting bar 21 rests atits pivoted end upon the upper arm '17, and the diagonal brace 22, attached at its outer end to the bar 21, bears against the lower side of the arm 18, the separation of the pivoted ends of the bar and the brace be ing sufiicient to receive betweenthem-the angular loop. The bar 2 l"is-formed as a wooden strip, for conveniently attaching the curtains thereto, and the brace v22'is formed from a metal strip, arranged edgewise, we cally, and twisted near its ends and deflected tov provide horizontal portions bearing against the bar 21 and the arm 18 of the loop.

At their pivoted ends, the bar 21 and the brace 22 are provided with aligned openings, which are adapted to be brought into register with perforations in the horizontally arranged arms 17 and 18 of the angular loop. A headed pin 23 is passed downwardly through the perforations in the .bar 21 and the arm 17, to pivotally connect the bar at sired alignment.

that point to its supporting bracket. A like pin 24 is passed upwardly through the perforations in the arm-18 and the associated end of the brace 23, to pivotally connect the brace to the bracket at that point. The ends of the pins 23 and 24 do not quite meet, but are separated sufiiciently to permit the passage therebetween of a screw 25, which latter is passed from the outside through a perforation centrallylocated with respect to the middle section 16 of the loop. A small channel piece 26, formed as a stamping, embracesthe free ends ofthe pins 23 and 2 1, and is provided cent-rally with a perforation through which the screw 25 extends. A nut 27 threaded on the end ofthe screw serves to draw the channel piece 26 toward the middle section,

,the underside of the bar, to support the free end of the latter from sagging from its horizontal position, the slot permitting adjustment of the point of engagement of the outer ends of the brace and the bar to effect the de- The flattened end of the brace, is perforated as at 30, for the insertion of a binding screw, entered into the bar 21, to effect retention of the bar in a position in which it may have been adjusted.

To permit the mounting of the window curtain hanger in position for use, and permitting easy removal from that position, when desired,.I provide the back strip 13 with two inverted keyhole perforations 31, one of which is shown in Fig. 4. The larger parts of the openings 31 in the strip 13, are adapted to be passed over the heads of screws 32 and 33, set in the wall or frame of the window, the back strip 13 and the parts thereon being lowcred so as to engage the necks of the screws in the contracted portions of the openings 31. In removing theattachment from position, it is necessary only to raise the same enough to bringthe larger parts. of the openings 31 in line with the heads of the screws.

Having thus described my invention, what I claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In a window curtain hanger, a supporting bracket comprising a back strip of metal having an outwardly bowed portion intermediate its ends and an angular loop of metal having a vertically disposed middle portion separated from the back strip and connected thereto by arms at its ends above and below the said bowed portion, a curtain supporting bar and a brace therefor adjustably connected at one end to the bar and free at its other, the free end of the brace and the corresponding end of the bar being spaced to receive between them the arms of the said loop, pivotal connections between the spaced ends of the said bar and brace and the loop, and means carried by the loop for maintaining the pivotal connection in position.

2. In a window curtain hanger, a supporting bracket comprising aback strip and an angular loop formed from a metalstrip having a vertically disposed central section spaced outwardly from the back strip and with upper and lower arms connecting the ends of such vertical section with the back strip,a curtainsupporting bar resting at one end upon the upper arm, a diagonal brace adjustably attached at one end to the curtain supporting bar and resting at its other end against the lower arm of the loop, pivotal connections between the spaced ends of the said bar and brace and the loop, and means 'on vertical section of the said loop for maintaining the pivotal connection in fixed relation.

3. In a window curtain hanger, a back strip of metal bowed outwardly between its ends to provide a clearance, an angular loop of metal having rearwardly extending parallel upper and lower arms attached to the back strip above and below the bowed portion and a middle section connecting the said arms,

the said middle section being parallel with the back strip but separated therefrom, a curtain supporting bar resting at one end upon the upper arm, a diagonal brace adjustably connected at one end to the supporting bar andresting at its other end against the lower arm, a pivot pin disposed in perforationsin the saidbar and upper arm, a pivot pin disposed inperforations in the brace'and lower arm, and means on the loop for retaining the pivot pins in position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name at Milwaukee, this 19th day of October,

JOHN WITTEMANN. 

